Cross-Education and Mirror Therapy for Upper Limb in Post-Stroke Patients

Ahram Canadian University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Other: Conventional Physical Therapy; Other: Cross-education; Other: Mirror therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05920031

012/0585850002023

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized controlled trial will investigate the potential synergistic effects of combining cross-education training with mirror therapy on strength and motor function in the more affected upper limb of post-stroke patients.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Post-stroke patients with upper limb motor impairments
• Aged 30 years to 60 years old
• At least 3 months post-stroke
• Able to participate in the intervention

Exclusion criteria

• Severe cognitive impairments
• Visual impairments
• Any contraindications to the intervention

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 4 patient groups

Cross-education training only

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will perform resistance exercises at 60% of their 1 repetition maximum (1RM) with the less affected limb.

Treatment:

Other: Cross-education

Mirror therapy only

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will perform bilateral upper limb movements while observing the reflection of the less affected limb in a mirror.

Treatment:

Other: Mirror therapy

Combined cross-education and mirror therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will perform resistance exercises with the less affected limb while observing its reflection in a mirror.

Treatment:

Other: Mirror therapy

Other: Cross-education

Conventional rehabilitation

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will receive conventional rehabilitation for post-stroke upper limb motor impairments.

Treatment:

Other: Conventional Physical Therapy